University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut · Also known as USJ · Website
$59,908
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,908
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Saint Joseph is a private nonprofit 4-year college in West Hartford, Connecticut with 838 undergraduates and 959 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,989 a year (tuition and fees $47,278). It admits 79% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,908 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,989
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,278
US median $11,837
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,908
Rank 802 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,989
- Tuition and fees
- $47,278
- Cost of attendance
- $59,900
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,563
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,940
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,054
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,701
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,958
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,200 in 2015-16 to $47,278 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 950
- SAT reading, middle
- 536
- SAT math, middle
- 573
- Undergraduates
- 838
- Graduate students
- 959
- Part-time students
- 3.1%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 83
- Endowment
- $54.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 802 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,989 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,278 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,053 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,908 | $55,344 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 61% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
83 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $27,000 | $86,555 | $90,587 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 71 | $23,296 | $56,400 | $62,650 | $64,397 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 52 | $41,000 | $54,801 | $68,123 | $65,123 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 46 | $51,250 | $56,452 | $74,573 | $65,184 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 44 | $126,290 | $133,012 | $141,533 | $127,347 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 39 | $47,798 | $121,317 | $125,564 | $120,193 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 37 | $183,136 | $93,633 | $138,455 | $138,348 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | $52,952 | $52,902 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | Withheld | $49,532 | $50,706 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $65,070 | $71,404 | $69,830 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,500 | Withheld | $59,465 | $51,790 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Nutrition SciencesMaster's | Master's | 16 | $20,500 | $66,323 | $69,578 | $67,126 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,271 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | Withheld | $49,383 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| ChemistryOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,937 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | $58,200 | $58,976 | $60,111 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of West Hartford and Connecticut on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Saint Joseph cost?
$27,989 a year is the average net price at University of Saint Joseph after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,278, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $59,900. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,563 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Saint Joseph?
79% of applicants are admitted to University of Saint Joseph. The average SAT score of admitted students is 950. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do University of Saint Joseph graduates earn?
$59,908 a year is the median pay of former University of Saint Joseph students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,053 after 6 years). That ranks 802 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $133,012.
How much student debt do University of Saint Joseph graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Saint Joseph graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Saint Joseph?
64% of first-time, full-time students at University of Saint Joseph finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Saint Joseph?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (81 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (71 master's graduates), Social Work (52 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 83 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.